Bessie Smith - Yellow Dog Blues lyrics

Ever since Miss Susie Johnson Lost her jockey Lee There has been much excitement And more to be You can hear her moanin Moanin night and morn She's wonderin' where her Easy rider's gone Cablegrams goes off in inquiry Telegrams goes off in sympathy Letters came from down in Bam Everywhere that Uncle Sam Is the ruler of delivery All day the phone rings, it's not for me At last good tidings fills my heart with glee This message came from Tennessee Dear Sue, your easy rider struck this burg today On a southbound rattler beside the Pullman car I seen him there and he was on the hog Oh, you easy rider's got to stay away She had to vamp it but the hike ain't far He's gone where the Southern cross the Yellow Dog